As regular readers know I’m financially independent and semi-retired from my W2 job. So why would I be reading and reviewing a book claiming to be a blueprint for financial independence? Because the main author, Chris Mamula, reached out to...
Proper knot on my harness loop? – check. Rope threaded through the belay device correctly? – check. Autoblock set up correctly? – check. Knots at the end of the rope just in case? – check. Ready to step over the...
Millionaire. Being one still has a certain aura about it. A million of anything is a lot for sure, but it’s not what it used to be. I vividly remember my science teacher in middle school running a simple...
Years ago I found myself in a remote part of Costa Rica. Drake Bay on the Pacific Coast is a beautiful paradise of lush jungles and slow tropical life, with world class scuba diving. I had just gone through a...
As a financially independent semi-retired blogger, you probably assume I’m also an ace travel hacker. By all appearances most in the FI blogosphere seem to be. Well, you’d be wrong. I’ve had a great rewards credit card for many years...
Yesterday was Labor Day. Labor. Work. Those of us who are financially independent likely achieved it through hard work. The reality is that most wealthier people didn’t inherit their money, they earned it and saved it. And we’re not striving...
On Tuesday I posted about the state of housing in America. In today’s post I want to give you more resources and tools to help you understand regional and geographic trends in housing costs. After all, many of you are...
The Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies has released its 2019 report into the State of the Nation’s Housing. The report includes four awesome interactive maps illustrating key findings from the study. Since I’m a data nerd I dug...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the U.S. Federal Agency responsible for measuring and reporting job market activity. This includes unemployment, inflation data, and other key measures. When you hear a CNBC host cite U.S. unemployment figures, those numbers...
We stood there on the sidewalk of the busy road, bikes at our side. He was puking all over the place, coughing and heaving, hands on his knees. “Seriously, you can go, I’ll be all right. I just don’t know...
When I was in grade school I had a talent for drawing. Or so that’s how my Mother dutifully described it at least. I didn’t really agree, and was always upset at what I put on paper. But there was...
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2026 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 673 Miles
Running: 94 Miles
Hiking: 6 Miles
Paddling: 0 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2025 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5452 Miles
Running: 483 Miles
Hiking: 70 Miles
Paddling: 64 Miles
Climbing Days: 2
2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5209 Miles
Running: 330 Miles
Hiking: 46 Miles
Paddling: 86 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
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